Guest Conductor

Dr. Steven Grimo is a native of Bristol, Rhode Island.
Presently, he is serving as the Chairman of the Music Department at the
Nazarene Bible College in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
He attended the New England Conservatory of Music, where he earned a BME
in Music Education and a BA in Percussion Performance.
Upon graduation, Dr. Grimo began his teaching career in the Newton, Mass.
public schools and the Auburn, Mass. public schools (1978-1980).
He later became Director of Instrumental Music at Wachusett Regional
High School in Holden, Massachusetts (1980-1985).
During his teaching tenure in Massachusetts, he received his
Masters of Music degree in Wind Ensemble Conducting from the
New England Conservatory.

From 1986 to 2007, Dr. Grimo served in the United States Air Force.
He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel, serving with the USAF Bands and
Music Branch as a Commander and Music Director for the US Air Force
Academy Band in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
He had previously served as Commander and Music Director of the USAF
Bands of the West, the Pacific and Mid America.
As a music director, conductor and producer, he has lectured and conducted
professional and collegiate organizations throughout the world.
In 2006, he was inducted into the prestigious American Bandmasters
Association.